All six of Lehi's elected leaders have incomplete or inaccurate conflict-of-interest disclosure forms on file with the city, according to a review first reported by the Lehi Free Press.

Mayor Paul Binns and all five City Council members responded to questions about their filings. None of the disclosures indicate wrongdoing, the Lehi Free Press reported, but the gaps range from missing addresses and outdated employers to board appointments that never materialized.

A state disclosure law, Utah Code 10-3-1313, requires every mayor and council member to file a disclosure each January listing employers and their addresses, businesses they own or help run, income sources and stocks worth $5,000 or more, board seats and their spouse's name. The city recorder must post each form online within 10 business days. An official who fails to fix an incomplete form within seven days of notice faces a class B misdemeanor and a $100 fine.

What the review found

Binns' 2026 form lists his insurance agency without an address and marks his spouse's name "NA." State law requires both. He supplied the missing details when asked. The online copy is also missing its second page, and its date reads "1/15/20." Binns said he was told page two had been turned in and would be posted Monday, Oct. 19.

His 2025 form marked the business-ownership section "not applicable." Binns told the Lehi Free Press he is the sole owner of Paul T Binns Insurance Agency Inc. He said the agency has no contracts with Lehi City.

Councilmember Emily Lockhart, a vice president at SME Steel, said she filed an updated disclosure in May after her appointment to the Jordan River Commission. The city website still showed her January form as of the Lehi Free Press's Oct. 20 report.

Councilmember Michelle Stallings listed a John Hutchings Museum board seat on the recorder's advice, anticipating an appointment that never came. Stallings said she has served as a liaison for more than a year and a half without being appointed to the board and that her disclosure should be updated.

Councilmember James Harrison's form still lists Strider Technologies as his employer. He said he left the company in February and plans to update his filing in January 2027. The law sets no mid-year update deadline.

Harrison and Councilmember Heather Newall, chief technology officer at More Good Foundation, both left salary information out of the income section, saying their employers already appear elsewhere on the form. Newall said she would seek clarification on how state law's broader definition of "officer" applies to her role.

Officials differ on training provided

Council members gave conflicting accounts of what training and review the city provides. Lockhart said the council received conflict-of-interest training on Jan. 6, 2026. Harrison said no specific training is provided beyond a yearly reminder. Newall said city staff had never contacted her with questions about her disclosures.

State law directs the recorder to notify officials when a form lacks required information. Binns acknowledged a gap between receiving filing instructions and understanding them. "Receiving the information and fully understanding how to complete the disclosures properly are two different things," he told the Lehi Free Press.

The next annual disclosure deadline is Jan. 31, 2027. Lehi residents can view the current filings on the city's website.